Michael Uppendahl | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Mike Uppendahl |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Michael Uppendahl is an American television and film director.
He is well known for his work on the AMC period drama Mad Men; the FX shows American Horror Story, Fargo, and Legion; and the Fox musical/dramedy Glee.
Career
His first television credit came from directing 4 episodes of the CBS sitcom Becker, from 2003-2004.[1][2] He wrote, directed and produced the 2009 short film A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions, starring Jamie Anne Allman.
Since 2008, Uppendahl has directed 7 hours of the AMC drama Mad Men, for which he has received critical acclaim.[1] In 2011 and 2012, Uppendahl joined the crews of Fox's Glee and FX's American Horror Story, directing 2 episodes of the former and 3 of the latter.[1]
In 2013, Uppendahl made his feature film directorial debut with Grounded (formerly under the working title, Quad), a drama about a salesman that becomes a quadriplegic. It was co-written by Michael Burke, Mike Young, Robin Veith, and Brett Johnson. Jeff Daniels, Lena Olin, Aaron Paul, and Tom Berenger star.[1][3] The film was later renamed Adam and released in 2020.
Uppendahl served as co-executive producer and director on the first season of Marvel's Legion; which airs on FX. The series centers on David Haller, possibly the most powerful mutant on the planet.
Filmography
Television credits
| Year | Title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Becker | "Thank You for Not Smoking" | |
| "Amanda Moves Out" | |||
| "The Unbelievable Wrongness of Talking" | |||
| 2004 | "Snow Means Snow" | ||
| 2008 | Mad Men | "Six Month Leave" | |
| 2009 | "The Arrangements" | ||
| "The Color Blue" | |||
| 2010 | "Christmas Comes But Once a Year" | ||
| "The Beautiful Girls" | |||
| Weeds | "Pinwheels and Whirligigs" | season 6, episode 7 | |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | "Piggy Piggy" | episode 6 |
| 2012 | Mad Men | "At the Codfish Ball" | |
| "Christmas Waltz" | |||
| Glee | "Choke" | season 3, episode 18 | |
| "Glease" | season 4, episode 6 | ||
| Longmire | "The Dark Road" | season 1, episode 2 | |
| American Horror Story: Asylum | "Nor'easter" | episode 3 | |
| "I Am Anne Frank (Part 1)" | episode 4 | ||
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | "Housewarming" | season 1, episode 6 |
| American Horror Story: Coven | "Fearful Pranks Ensue" | episode 4 | |
| "The Axeman Cometh" | episode 6 | ||
| Mad Men | "To Have and to Hold" | season 6, episode 4 | |
| "The Crash" | season 6, episode 8 | ||
| The Walking Dead | "Live Bait" | season 4, episode 6 | |
| 2014 | Mad Men | "A Day's Work" | season 7, episode 2 |
| Turn: Washington's Spies | "Epiphany" | season 1, episode 5 | |
| Ray Donovan | "Uber Ray" | season 2, episode 2 | |
| Manhattan | "Acceptable Limits" | season 1, episode 6 | |
| Ray Donovan | "Volchek" | season 2, episode 10 | |
| "Rodef" | season 2, episode 11 | ||
| "The Captain" | season 2, episode 12 | ||
| American Horror Story: Freak Show | "Edward Mordrake (Part 1)" | episode 3 | |
| "Pink Cupcakes" | episode 5 | ||
| 2015 | House of Lies | "He Didn't Mean That, Natalie Portman" | season 4, episode 8 |
| "We're Going to Build a Mothership and Rule the Universe" | season 4, episode 9 | ||
| Shameless | "South Side Rules" | season 5, episode 10 | |
| Mad Men | "New Business" | season 7, episode 9 | |
| Turn: Washington's Spies | "Providence" | season 2, episode 8 | |
| Ray Donovan | "Tulip" | season 3, episode 8 | |
| Fargo | "Waiting for Dutch" | season 2, episode 1 | |
| Scream Queens | "Seven Minutes in Hell" | season 1, episode 6 | |
| Fargo | "The Myth of Sisyphus" | season 2, episode 3 | |
| "Fear and Trembling" | season 2, episode 4 | ||
| Scream Queens | "Mommie Dearest" | season 1, episode 8 | |
| "Ghost Stories" | season 1, episode 9 | ||
| Manhattan | "Brooklyn" | season 2, episode 9 | |
| American Horror Story: Hotel | "She Wants Revenge" | episode 9 | |
| 2016 | "Battle Royale" | episode 11[4] | |
| Daredevil | "Guilty as Sin" | season 2, episode 8 | |
| Fear the Walking Dead | "Blood in the Streets" | season 2, episode 4 | |
| 2017 | Legion | "Chapter 2" | season 1, episode 2 |
| "Chapter 3" | season 1, episode 3 | ||
| "Chapter 8" | season 1, episode 8[5] | ||
| 2018 | Castle Rock | "Severance" | season 1, episode 1 |
| "Habeas Corpus" | season 1, episode 2 | ||
| "The Box" | season 1, episode 4 | ||
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | "Arrival" | season 1, episode 1 |
| "Cell H" | season 1, episode 2 | ||
| "Hidden" | season 1, episode 6 | ||
| 2020 | Hunters | "The Jewish Question" | season 1, episode 8 |
| "Eliu v' Eliu" | season 1, episode 10 | ||
| Ratched | "Angel of Mercy: Part Two" | season 1, episode 4 | |
| "The Dance" | season 1, episode 5 | ||
| Fargo | "East/West" | season 4, episode 9 | |
| 2021 | American Crime Story | "The President Kissed Me" | season 3, episode 2 |
| "Not to Be Believed" | season 3, episode 3 | ||
| "The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky" | season 3, episode 7 | ||
| "The Wilderness" | season 3, episode 10 | ||
| 2022 | Candy | "Friday The 13th" | season 1, episode 1 |
| "The Fight" | season 1, episode 5 | ||
| 2023 | Mayfair Witches | "The Witching Hour" | season 1, episode 1 |
| "The Dark Place" | season 1, episode 2 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Michael Uppendahl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Mike Uppendahl Celebrity". TV Guide Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Michael Uppendahl- Filmography". Yahoo.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ↑ "(#511) "Battle Royale"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "(#108) "Chapter 8"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 10, 2017.